Reply #163: My husband plays and used to teach chess

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Before beginning a match, he has a good idea how he's going to play. Sometimes he has to change his plan but those changes are based on what the reality is and how the game is unfolding. Obama and his team of advisers are doing the same thing. They've had an ideal of what they wanted to do if Obama was elected. They're in a better position to know what's going on, they have a better grasp of the various personalities involved (what they're like behind the scenes instead of in front of the cameras) and they are comparing it to their various wish lists of appointments. I would wager my favorite dog that there are a lot of things going on in the background that is causing them to change their game plan or rethink their ideas.

Right now we keep hearing the media talking about leaks but where are the leaks really coming from? Are they coming from the people that have been involved with the campaign all this time? Are they coming from the people that have been brought on board to help with the transition? Are they coming from people around those who have been contacted. Who really knows where the media is getting their information. What we do know is that the media outlets are competing for the all mighty dollar and it is in their interest to create controversy to try to up their ratings.

Think about it? How many "exclusive" interviews with Palin have there been this past week? Aren't "exclusive" interviews ones that are hard to get? How are all these interviews "exclusives" when the wicked witch of the great northwest is talking to any and everyone who will talk to her?

I'm comfortable right now with the idea that Obama and his team have a plan and that they are doing the best they can to implement it. I sometimes wonder where he may be going but I'm also willing to wait and see what he actually does.